Dar Robinson

Known for ActingBorn 1947-03-26Died 1986-11-21Los Angeles, California, USA

One of the modern US cinema's greatest stuntmen and stunt innovators, Dar Robinson only appeared in a relatively small number of films compared to other stuntmen (before losing his life in an off-set motorcycle accident); however, he set new benchmarks in stunt performances. Robinson broke 19 world records and set 21 "world's firsts." He also invented the decelerator, a dragline cable rather than an airbag for stunts that involved jumping from high places. Dar Robinson's stunts were always well planned, and he never broke a bone in his 13-year Hollywood career. On November 21, 1986, on the set of the film Million Dollar Mystery, after the completion of the main stunt, the emergency medical staff was dismissed from the set. While filming a routine high speed run by the camera with a fellow stuntman, Robinson rode his stunt motorcycle past the braking point of a turn and straight off a cliff, to his death.Read more

Movies & web series

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

Papillon

Lethal Weapon

Airplane!

To Live and Die in L.A.

Magnum Force

Go for It

The Towering Inferno

CHiPs

Star!

The Monsters of Babaloo

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Police Academy

Kiss Me... Kill Me

Logan's Run

F.I.S.T.

Burnt Offerings

Nighthawks

Bachelor Party

Rollerball

Iceman

Paint Your Wagon

Firstborn

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

Turk 182!

The Devil at Your Heels

Vamp

Paradise Alley

Ruckus

Airport '77

Stick

The Billion Dollar Threat

The Manitou

King Kong Lives

Stunts

Highpoint

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Million Dollar Mystery

The Concorde... Airport '79

Scorpion

Cyclone

The Fantastic Seven

Superstunt